Staff Accountant

POSITION SUMMARY

The Staff Accountant should be a self-starting professional who is comfortable using analytics. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for preparing and reviewing financial documents, statements, and reports.  The staff accountant will support the Business Office, to ensure that the general ledger and other financial data is accurate and up to date. The staff accountant will also assist the campus community, to include students, when engaged through the appropriate channel, to help answer questions/concerns related to financial accounts.

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules according to monthly close schedule;
• Responsible for accounting, analysis and reporting for payroll;
• Prepare monthly general ledger account reconciliations;
• Assist with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report on variances;
• Assist with financial and tax audits;
• Assist with preparing University reporting requirements;
• Reviews and recommends modifications to accounting systems and procedures;
• Reviews accounting documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations to various ledgers, registers, journals and logs following established accounting procedures, makes or directs the correcting entries;
• Serves as backup with monthly reconciliation of investment accounts;
• Reviews the quarterly fixed asset schedules and journal entries into the general and fixed asset subsidiary ledgers;
• Manage the Payroll email
• Other projects as assigned

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong understanding of accounting theory
• 3+ years accounting/finance experience
• Experience in fund accounting or higher-education preferred
• Three years of payroll experience preferred
• Working knowledge of Jenzabar CX preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Highly detail oriented and organized in work
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results.

• Experience on PC based computerized accounting systems.
• Microsoft Office proficiency – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook
• Commitment to the Mission and Vision of the University.

SUPERVISION
 

• This position reports to the Controller
   

SALARY RANGE
 

• $50,000 Annually, plus benefits!

POSITION STATUS
 

• Full-time; in-person

SETTING

Founded in 1875, Huston-Tillotson University is Austin's first institution of higher education. The University is an independent, liberal arts, church-related, historically black institution located on a 23-acre tree-lined campus near downtown Austin, Texas. The University is affiliated with United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and the United Negro College Fund. Undergraduate, four-year degrees in business, education, the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences are awarded. Huston-Tillotson University is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-faith, and welcomes students of all ages, races, and religions. All faculty are engaged in a range of activities, their primary focus is teaching. The student-teacher ratio is 15 to one, which allows an environment of personalized attention to students.